He appeared in the dock wearing a grey tracksuit and tapped his fingers as if he was typing on an imaginary keyboard.

His barrister, Anna Mackenzie, stood close by as he entered guilty pleas to 10 charges.

West admitted two counts of conspiracy to defraud, one charge of computer hacking, four charges relating to the possession and supply of cannabis, two counts of possessing criminal property and one count of money laundering Bitcoins.

Judge Joanna Korner QC remanded him in custody and adjourned his sentencing to a later date.

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